Literature
REYNARD'S REVENGE: A TRAGICOMEDY IN FIVE ACTS
Dramatis Animalia REYNARD, a fox HERMELINE, a fox GOUPIL, a fox TYBALT, a cat FOX CUBS WOODLAND DENIZENS HUMAN HUNTERS Prologue. Enter Tybalt the Cat. TYBALT Attentive folk, lend all thine ears to me, For I present a cautionary tale; Of hidden dangers lurking, none may see, Where shadows dance, and hidden fears prevail. Lo, as the curtain rises, heed each word: Sly secrets lie in every whispered breath! Let caution guide ye as our tale is heard; Deep mysteries doth lurk in life and death. Exit Tybalt. Act I, Scene 1. A moonlit garden outside a tower. Reynard the Fox, in simple attire, sits atop a mossy rock in deep contemplation and angst, just outside a stonework keep, which shows signs of disrepair. REYNARD Shenanigans be this sly fox's game Where cunning plots doth dance upon life's stage. To outwit foes and fools is my acclaim— Though poverty doth stir my heart to rage! Enter Reynard's wife, Hermeline, a beautiful